{"id":881180,"date":"2026-10-13T19:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/881180\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:46:18","slug":"apple-releases-fourth-ios-27-2-developer-beta-for-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/881180\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases fourth iOS 27.2 developer beta for iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iOS-27.2-b4.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 27.2 beta 4\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple has released the fourth iOS 27.2 developer beta for iPhone. The update follows the release of iOS 27 to everyone. It also leaps over iOS 27.1, which Apple has shown as an iPhone Duo-focused release.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 27.2 beta includes all-new Health app and more<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iOS 27.2 is the next release that will follow the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/14\/ios-27-now-available-features-compatible-iphones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official launch of iOS 27\u00a0<\/a>from September 14. iOS 27.1 is just for iPhone Duo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple has already detailed how the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/videos\/play\/tech-talks\/111461\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 27.1 SDK<\/a>\u00a0will let developers take full advantage of the iPhone Duo display. You can see how apps will appear on iPhone Duo based on which iOS version they target\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/09\/heres-how-iphone-duo-treats-apps-not-optimized-for-the-foldable-display\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/18\/apple-releases-xcode-27-1-beta-enabling-iphone-duo-app-development\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0released Xcode 27.1 beta<\/a>\u00a0on September 18, adding the iPhone Duo simulator and app development support for the new foldable iPhone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple also released the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/22\/apple-releases-first-ios-27-2-public-beta-with-new-iphone-health-app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first iOS 27.2 public beta<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/16\/everything-new-ios-27-2-beta-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> iOS 27.2 beta<\/a>\u00a0includes these changes:<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/16\/ios-27-2-introduces-apple-health-app-overhaul-heres-whats-new\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">redesigned Health app<\/a>\u00a0first announced during the iPhone 18 Pro event is now live in this beta.<\/p>\n<p>Dual capture mode comes to Group FaceTime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/16\/ios-27-2-expands-siri-ai-to-these-new-languages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siri AI language support<\/a>\u00a0now includes French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/16\/ios-27-2-gives-apple-tv-a-new-profiles-feature-on-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV app profiles<\/a>\u00a0come to iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next is now New Episodes in Apple Podcasts. Continue Playing section is now directly below New Episodes. Podcasts also have color-matched backgrounds on episode lists.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Music uses less of the icon\u2019s color for labels in the app now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll cover new features and other changes from the fourth beta in a separate roundup if anything new is discovered. Stay tuned for our ongoing iOS 27.2 beta coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791920777_351_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791920778_458_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has released the fourth iOS 27.2 developer beta for iPhone. 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